1937-03-09 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 9, 1937.

THE

WORLD

GOES BY

ENGINEERING STRIKES

IN BRITAIN

Unions Accuse "Red" Agitators

London, To-day.

That the present strike movement

in Britain is due to agitation by com- OES kfe end with death? This unist agents, is the allegation made Dreighty problem was being dis-innistudent issued by the engin-

cussed at a certain bar the other eering trade unions yesterday. night by Ulysses and certain of his

The union says that it objects to

mament programme.

'disreputable friends. We brought strikes and is willing to help the to the problem all that gravity and Government in carrying out its rear- seriousness (though it is true it was somewhat alcoholic) that is its due.

The statement, however, concludes My nit-witted friends were of the

by saying, "The Minister for the Co- opinion that when the doc pronoun-ordination of Defence, Sir Thomas ces you well and truly a corpse, Inskip, has so far failed to consult that is that. You just ain't and trade union leaders.”—Trans Ocean. there is no more to it

Dumb fools, little do they know

that each and every one of us hasj

lived on earth many times before WOMEN GET

and will do so many times again.

I remember all my previous ex- istences perfectly. There was that life of mine in the Bronze Age, for instance.

VOTE

IN BULGARIA

I was a tribal chief then, and

Sofia, To-day. some baby, I can tell you.. I wore Communal elections were held} a beard, a smart double-breasted during the week-end in the pro- jacket of bear-skin, made in the vinces of Pleven and Stara and pass- Bond Street of the day, and aned without serious incident, although `expansive smile. This latter due to the parties dissolved by Government the fact that as chief I had the decree in 1936 had carried on an in-

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QUEEN'S

TO DAY AND TO-MORROW

BALIES DIXON - BL CHASR

THURSDAY

20th C.. FoxFiefire est

LAWRENCE TIBBETT FENDY BARRIE

IN UNDER YOUR SPELL?

ORIENTALE

THEATRE

right to as many women as I wish-tensive anti-Government propaganda, LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY®

ed.

1

ürging voters to express their dis- This has never happened to me satisaction with the present regime. since and I look back on those good Of the votes cast, it is apparent old days with intense longing that the non-party candidates, those Them's were the days, them's were supporting the present Government, My next appearance was in Saxon will secure an overwhelming maj- England, when the Conqueror was ority. landing. I covered the Battle of

Interest rested chiefly in the fact Hastings for the Government that Bulgarian women were permitt- Gazette, and had a wonderful scoopted to vote for the first time, the fran- when I obtained a personal inter-chise having been extended to cover view with William himself.

married women with one or more

I was able to scotch the rumour children.-Trans-Ocean. that went round England for some time afterwards that Harold was not killed but was wandering round the country half insane.

SIR ROBERT HO-TUNG'S DAUGHTER

I was not born again until circa

Dr. Irene Ho, daughter of Sir 1199, when John Lackland came to Robert Ho-tung, prominent finan- the throne. I remember him los cier in Hong Kong, has joined the ing his laundry in the Wash, or staff of the Ministry of Education. something, and also turning up at

She will do special editing and Runnymede black as thunder (he compiling work in the Ministry. had a powerful temper, had John) because he had to sign a scrap of paper called Magna Charta.

This scrap

of paper is kept of Merry England. It was merry. nowadays as a curiosity and has too, and we had a great time with no other significance. I'm sure the girls, ¿

John would be pleased if he knew. I lived right through this reign, He thought he was signing some those of the two Cromwells and thing far-reaching and permanent, that of the second Charles. I knew and didn't like it. "This Democracy Nell Gwynn, Peg Woffington and idea is all bunk,” he told me.

other girl-friends of the Merry Monarch. He had an eye for the Henry V (Part Two) was King

did Charles a of England when I reappeared lasses, again. This would be about 1415, I duly died again and was re- though I am getting somewhat hazy surrected in the reign of Britain's as to dates. I was with hat only dead queen, Anne. Anne was Agincourt, where I was killed. My dead when she came to the throne last words, as reported in the and has been dead ever since (see Crecy Times, were said to have been history books). In fact she is the "Kiss me Henry, it's either death only exception to my proven theory

Westminster Abbey”.

that we all live again."

I survived for some time in this As a matter of fact it was nei- ther. I was buried on the field of particular life of mine and lived honour where I had won my spurs. ou into part of the reign of the Henry gave them to me just before first. Hanoverian king of England, I died. They were made of brass, finally dying in 1720 leaving a wife the cheapskate. I believe he hock-and nineteen children. I am still ed them after my death.

wondering whether all nineteen were The private life of Henry VIII really mine but I suppose there is

no means of finding out until when I next arrived. And what goings on! Really, my meet my wife of that time again. dears, I never objected to a bit of In 190 I was reborn again and fun myself but that Enry! The lam now looking forward eagerly to way he carried on at Ampton Court my next existence, since the strain The gossip columns were just full of writing this column is an ordeal of his doings, with pictures too. to which no human being should

I died and was reborn in 1630, be subjected.

wason

hen the first Charles was ruler

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